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* UndeadChild: Her ultimate fate. [[spoiler:Lilly finally kills her near the end of the book trilogy.]]
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* SanitySlippage: By the time the Governor [[spoiler:uses him as live bait for a herd of zombies his remaining sanity is completely gone. Even before then he kills the butcher in a murderous rage after getting heavily beaten up during their fight.]]
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* SacrificalLion: [[spoiler: The first member of the group to die]].

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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: How Lilly kills him]].



* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: Naturally, considering that he changes from a harmless guy to the CompleteMonster from the comics that we know and love]].



!Tent City Survivors

!!!Lilly's Group

[[folder:Lilly Caul]]

The main protagonist of the Road To Woodbury novel who finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with the other survivors and possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and [[spoiler:kills the governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]

* AscendedExtra: She was an extremely minor character in the comic, here she's the main protagonist.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. She suffers several nasty injuries that leave her looking like a mess.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Blatantly invokes this trope when the Governor uses [[spoiler:Josh's death]] as an excuse to begin the gladiator games Woodbury becomes imfamous for.

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!Tent City Survivors

!!!Lilly's Group

[[folder:Lilly Caul]]


[[folder: Penny Blake]]

The main protagonist daughter of Philip.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: After dying she reanimates. Philip refuses to put her down, instead feeding her corpses. [[spoiler: After Philip dies, Brian continues this practice. She's ''finally'' put down by Lilly after Brian is killed]].
* BreakTheCutie: What happens to her over the course
of the Road To Woodbury novel who finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father book.
* CharacterDeath: Shot
in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with abdomen by bandits.
* DoomedByCanon
* ForegoneConclusion: Thanks to
the other survivors and possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and [[spoiler:kills the governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]

* AscendedExtra: She was an extremely minor character in the comic, here she's the main protagonist.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. She suffers several nasty injuries
comics we already know that leave her looking like a mess.
she dies and reanimates.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Blatantly invokes this trope when the Governor uses [[spoiler:Josh's death]] as an excuse to begin the gladiator games Woodbury becomes imfamous for.TheQuietOne: Is very shy and rarely speaks.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth



[[folder:Josh Lee Hamilton]]

A large African American man who quickly develops a friendship with Lilly at their camp. After [[spoiler:killing Chad Bingham to protect her]] he and Lilly hit the road with a few other survivors and eventually find themselves in a place called Woodbury.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The man is extremely friendly and polite, but god help you if you threaten or insult Lilly within earshot of him.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:After knocking Sam down and refusing to give him the supplies he and Lilly found the butcher goes into a rage, whips out a gun and shoots him right in the back of the head.]]
* GentleGiant: Noted several times throughout the book.
* SupremeChef: He was a master cook before the ZombieApocalypse and even comes up with the idea of preparing a fancy dinner for Lilly with salvaged food supplies. [[spoiler:Sadly, he dies before he ever gets the chance to fulfill this dream.]]

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[[folder:Josh Lee Hamilton]]

A large African American man who quickly develops a friendship with Lilly at their camp. After [[spoiler:killing Chad Bingham to protect her]] he and Lilly hit the road with a few other survivors and eventually find themselves in a place called Woodbury.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The man
[[spoiler: Nick Parsons]]

One of Philip's good friends, Nick
is extremely friendly and polite, but god help you if you threaten or insult Lilly within earshot of him.
very religious.

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:After knocking Sam down and refusing to give him the supplies he and Lilly found the butcher goes into a rage, whips out a gun and [[spoiler: Brian shoots him right in the back of the head.]]
* GentleGiant: Noted several times throughout the book.
* SupremeChef: He was a master cook before the ZombieApocalypse and even comes up with the idea of preparing a fancy dinner for Lilly with salvaged food supplies. [[spoiler:Sadly,
head after he dies before he ever gets the chance to fulfill kills Philip]].
* OnlySaneMan: Becomes
this dream.]]for the group after Penny dies; Brian tries to rationalize Philip's increasingly unstable behavior, but Nick is the one to recognize that something needs to be done about it.
* TokenReligiousTeammate: Very religious.



[[folder:Bob Stookey]]

An alcoholic former army medic who accompanies Lilly and Josh when they leave camp and began travelling on the road.

* AscendedExtra: Played a minor role in the comics but is more of a main character here.
* TheAlcoholic: About half of the time the story focuses on him he'll be drinking some kind of booze.
* DirtyOldMan: He spies on Megan and Scott having sex through a hole in the wall and even admits to the Governor that he'd like to get with her for at least one night if he ever has the chance.
* NonActionGuy: He doesn't really do much fighting.

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[[folder:Bob Stookey]]

An alcoholic former army medic
[[spoiler: Bobby Marsh]]

Another one of Philip's friends, Bobby is somewhat looked down upon by the rest of the group.

* ButtMonkey: Never gets much respect from the rest of the group [[spoiler: and ends up being the first to die]].
* MercyKill: [[spoiler: Philip puts him down after he is bitten]].
* SacricicalLion: [[spoiler: The first member of the group to die]].
* SirSwearsALot: Lampshaded by the other characters.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Doesn't even last fifty pages]].

!Tent City Survivors

!!!Lilly's Group

[[folder:Lilly Caul]]

The main protagonist of the Road To Woodbury novel
who accompanies Lilly finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with the other survivors and Josh when they leave camp possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and began travelling on [[spoiler:kills the road.

governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]

* AscendedExtra: Played a She was an extremely minor role in the comics but is more of a main character here.
* TheAlcoholic: About half of the time the story focuses on him he'll be drinking some kind of booze.
* DirtyOldMan: He spies on Megan and Scott having sex through a hole
in the wall and even admits to comic, here she's the main protagonist.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. She suffers several nasty injuries that leave her looking like a mess.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Blatantly invokes this trope when
the Governor that he'd like uses [[spoiler:Josh's death]] as an excuse to get with her for at least one night if he ever has begin the chance.
* NonActionGuy: He doesn't really do much fighting.
gladiator games Woodbury becomes imfamous for.



[[folder:Megan Lafferty]]

Lilly's friend from high school who joins her on the road. Her two loves are getting high and getting laid.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Reanimates in front of Lilly and is put down by Bob.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Done to her zombie form by Bob.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Hangs herself.]]
* SexForServices: [[spoiler:Her eventual "job" is this once the group makes it to Woodbury. Lilly is so disgusted by this that she ends their friendship.]]
* TheStoner: Constantly smoking pot and having sex.

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[[folder:Megan Lafferty]]

Lilly's friend from high school
[[folder:Josh Lee Hamilton]]

A large African American man
who joins her on the road. Her two loves are getting high and getting laid.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Reanimates in front of
quickly develops a friendship with Lilly at their camp. After [[spoiler:killing Chad Bingham to protect her]] he and Lilly hit the road with a few other survivors and eventually find themselves in a place called Woodbury.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The man
is put extremely friendly and polite, but god help you if you threaten or insult Lilly within earshot of him.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:After knocking Sam
down by Bob.and refusing to give him the supplies he and Lilly found the butcher goes into a rage, whips out a gun and shoots him right in the back of the head.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Done to her zombie form by Bob.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Hangs herself.]]
* SexForServices: [[spoiler:Her eventual "job" is this once
GentleGiant: Noted several times throughout the group makes it to Woodbury. book.
* SupremeChef: He was a master cook before the ZombieApocalypse and even comes up with the idea of preparing a fancy dinner for
Lilly is so disgusted by with salvaged food supplies. [[spoiler:Sadly, he dies before he ever gets the chance to fulfill this that she ends their friendship.]]
* TheStoner: Constantly smoking pot and having sex.
dream.]]



[[folder:Scott Moon]]

Megan's stoner boyfriend who follows her when she joins up with Lilly.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:His reanimated head is kept in one of the Governor's fish tanks.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After disappearing about halfway through the book he is found by Megan at the Governor's apartment near the end, with his zombiefied head floating in one of the Governor's many fish tanks.]]
* TheStoner: Same deal as Megan.

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[[folder:Scott Moon]]

Megan's stoner boyfriend
[[folder:Bob Stookey]]

An alcoholic former army medic
who follows her accompanies Lilly and Josh when she joins up with Lilly.

they leave camp and began travelling on the road.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:His reanimated head AscendedExtra: Played a minor role in the comics but is kept in one more of a main character here.
* TheAlcoholic: About half
of the Governor's fish tanks.]]
time the story focuses on him he'll be drinking some kind of booze.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After disappearing about halfway DirtyOldMan: He spies on Megan and Scott having sex through a hole in the book he is found by Megan at wall and even admits to the Governor's apartment near the end, Governor that he'd like to get with his zombiefied head floating in her for at least one of night if he ever has the Governor's many fish tanks.]]
chance.
* TheStoner: Same deal as Megan.NonActionGuy: He doesn't really do much fighting.



!!!Bingham Family

[[folder:Chad Bingham]]

The unofficial leader of the tent community who spends most of the first three chapters of the book ordering everyone around. [[spoiler:He is killed by Josh when he attempts to murder Liily in revenge for his daughter.]]

* NeverMyFault: Despite taking all of the guns and heavily armed men with him out of camp he has the gall to blame Lilly when [[spoiler:zombies show up and eat his daughter along with several of the other defenseless survivors.]]
* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.]]
* UngratefulBastard: Even though Lilly saved three of his daughters from walkers at great risk to her own life he [[spoiler:tries to kill her just because she couldn't save Sarah.]]

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!!!Bingham Family

[[folder:Chad Bingham]]

The unofficial leader of
[[folder:Megan Lafferty]]

Lilly's friend from high school who joins her on
the tent community who spends most of the first three chapters of the book ordering everyone around. [[spoiler:He is killed by Josh when he attempts to murder Liily in revenge for his daughter.]]

* NeverMyFault: Despite taking all of the guns
road. Her two loves are getting high and heavily armed men with him out getting laid.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Reanimates in front
of camp he has the gall to blame Lilly when [[spoiler:zombies show up and eat his daughter along with several of the other defenseless survivors.is put down by Bob.]]
* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Done to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.her zombie form by Bob.]]
* UngratefulBastard: Even though DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Hangs herself.]]
* SexForServices: [[spoiler:Her eventual "job" is this once the group makes it to Woodbury.
Lilly saved three of his daughters from walkers at great risk to her own life he [[spoiler:tries to kill her just because is so disgusted by this that she couldn't save Sarah.]]ends their friendship.]]
* TheStoner: Constantly smoking pot and having sex.



[[folder:Sarah Bingham]]

Chad Bingham's 15 year older daughter (not to be confused with the Sarah from the video games) who is left under Lilly's watch early in the story.

* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:She gets pinned and devoured by the small herd of zombies that pass through the tent city.]]
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Killed off early on just to give Lilly something to angst about and set the main plot into motion.]]

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[[folder:Sarah Bingham]]

Chad Bingham's 15 year older daughter (not to be confused
[[folder:Scott Moon]]

Megan's stoner boyfriend who follows her when she joins up
with Lilly.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:His reanimated head is kept in one of
the Sarah from the video games) who is left under Lilly's watch early in the story.

* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:She gets pinned and devoured by the small herd of zombies that pass through the tent city.
Governor's fish tanks.]]
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Killed off early on just to give Lilly something to angst OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After disappearing about and set halfway through the main plot into motion.]]book he is found by Megan at the Governor's apartment near the end, with his zombiefied head floating in one of the Governor's many fish tanks.]]
* TheStoner: Same deal as Megan.



!Woodbury Survivors

!!!Woodbury Militia

[[folder:The Governor]]

See [[spoiler: Brian Blake]].

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!Woodbury Survivors

!!!Woodbury Militia

[[folder:The Governor]]

See [[spoiler: Brian Blake]].
!!!Bingham Family

[[folder:Chad Bingham]]

The unofficial leader of the tent community who spends most of the first three chapters of the book ordering everyone around. [[spoiler:He is killed by Josh when he attempts to murder Liily in revenge for his daughter.]]

* NeverMyFault: Despite taking all of the guns and heavily armed men with him out of camp he has the gall to blame Lilly when [[spoiler:zombies show up and eat his daughter along with several of the other defenseless survivors.]]
* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.]]
* UngratefulBastard: Even though Lilly saved three of his daughters from walkers at great risk to her own life he [[spoiler:tries to kill her just because she couldn't save Sarah.]]



[[folder:Caeser Ramon Martinez]]

The leader of a group of Woodbury soldiers who find Lilly's group in an abandoned Walmart and offer them a place in their town. Shortly, after the events of The Road To Woodbury he meets up with Rick's group which leads to his role in the comics.

* BigDamnHeroes: He saves Lilly a few times during The Road To Woodbury. Unfortunately, the second time he arrives too late to prevent [[spoiler:Josh being killed.]]
* InVinoVeritas: After having a few drinks at Doctor Stevens Christmas party he reveals that [[spoiler:despite being one of the Governor's best soldiers he doesn't trust the man to rule over Woodbury for any long term amount of time.]]

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[[folder:Caeser Ramon Martinez]]

The leader of a group of Woodbury soldiers
[[folder:Sarah Bingham]]

Chad Bingham's 15 year older daughter (not to be confused with the Sarah from the video games)
who find is left under Lilly's group in an abandoned Walmart and offer them a place in their town. Shortly, after the events of The Road To Woodbury he meets up with Rick's group which leads to his role watch early in the comics.

story.

* BigDamnHeroes: He saves Lilly a few times during The Road To Woodbury. Unfortunately, EatenAlive: [[spoiler:She gets pinned and devoured by the second time he arrives too late to prevent [[spoiler:Josh being killed.small herd of zombies that pass through the tent city.]]
* InVinoVeritas: After having a few drinks at Doctor Stevens Christmas party he reveals that [[spoiler:despite being one of SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Killed off early on just to give Lilly something to angst about and set the Governor's best soldiers he doesn't trust the man to rule over Woodbury for any long term amount of time.main plot into motion.]]



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[[folder:Doctor Stevens]]

Woodbury's resident doctor who ends up forming a friendship with Bob Stookey. Appeared briefly in the comics.

* OnlySaneMan: Both him and Alice.

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!!!Racetrack Clinic

[[folder:Doctor Stevens]]

Woodbury's resident doctor who ends up forming a friendship with Bob Stookey. Appeared briefly in the comics.

* OnlySaneMan: Both him and Alice.
!Woodbury Survivors

!!!Woodbury Militia

[[folder:The Governor]]

See [[spoiler: Brian Blake]].



[[folder:Alice Warren]]

A fairly major character from the comics who serves as doctor Stevens assistant.

* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Alongside Doctor Stevens.

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[[folder:Alice Warren]]

A fairly major character from
[[folder:Caeser Ramon Martinez]]

The leader of a group of Woodbury soldiers who find Lilly's group in an abandoned Walmart and offer them a place in their town. Shortly, after
the comics who serves as doctor events of The Road To Woodbury he meets up with Rick's group which leads to his role in the comics.

* BigDamnHeroes: He saves Lilly a few times during The Road To Woodbury. Unfortunately, the second time he arrives too late to prevent [[spoiler:Josh being killed.]]
* InVinoVeritas: After having a few drinks at Doctor
Stevens assistant.

* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Alongside Doctor Stevens.
Christmas party he reveals that [[spoiler:despite being one of the Governor's best soldiers he doesn't trust the man to rule over Woodbury for any long term amount of time.]]


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Woodbury's resident doctor who ends up forming a friendship with Bob Stookey. Appeared briefly in the comics.

* OnlySaneMan: Both him and Alice.
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A fairly major character from the comics who serves as doctor Stevens assistant.

* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Alongside Doctor Stevens.
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!Tent City Survivors

!!!Lilly's Group

[[folder:Lilly Caul]]

The main protagonist of the Road To Woodbury novel who finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with the other survivors and possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and [[spoiler:kills the governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]

* AscendedExtra: She was an extremely minor character in the comic, here she's the main protagonist.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. She suffers several nasty injuries that leave her looking like a mess.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Blatantly invokes this trope when the Governor uses [[spoiler:Josh's death]] as an excuse to begin the gladiator games Woodbury becomes imfamous for.

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!Tent City Survivors

!!!Lilly's
!Philip's Group

[[folder:Lilly Caul]]

The main protagonist
[[folder:Philip Blake]]

Philip is the leader of a small group consisting of himself, his brother Brian, his daughter Penny, and his friends Bobby and Nick. While fiercely protective of his loved ones the events of ''Rise
of the Road To Woodbury novel who finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with the other survivors and possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She Governor'' lead to him going through some major SanitySlippage. He is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and [[spoiler:kills the governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]

* AscendedExtra: She was an extremely minor character in the comic, here she's the main protagonist.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. She suffers several nasty injuries that leave her looking like a mess.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Blatantly invokes this trope when
man destined to become the Governor uses [[spoiler:Josh's death]] as an excuse to begin [[spoiler: until it's revealed that he's not. In reality, his brother ''Brian'' is the gladiator games Woodbury Governor]].

* {{Badass}}
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Even though he's not the Governor he still serves as the main antagonist of ''Rise of the Governor'']].
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Nick shoots him in the back as he's about to rape/kill a captive girl]].
* ColdBloodedTorture: Inflicts this on two of the bandits who got his daughter killed. It's still horribly disturbing even though they may have had it coming.
* ForegoneConclusion: We know that he loses his daughter Penny and
becomes imfamous for.the Governor [[spoiler: until the TwistEnding averts that last part. See RedHerring for details]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He appears to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at first but as the book progresses he becomes more and more of a monster.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler: Rapes April, although this wasn't his intention and he feels horribly guilty about it after. After Penny dies he repeatedly rapes one of the bandits who attacked her while forcing the other to watch]].
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: It seems obvious that he'll become the Governor, until it's revealed that his brother Brian is really the Governor and took his name after he died]].
* SanitySlippage: Starting with Penny's death, and it only gets worse from there. By the end of the book he's become a barely recognizable shell of his former self.
* SirSwearsALot
* TemptingFate: [[spoiler: Claims that Nick doesn't have the guts to shoot him. He was wrong]].
* VillainProtagonist: Serves as one of two main POV characters in ''Rise Of The Governor'' and is certainly evil.



[[folder:Josh Lee Hamilton]]

A large African American man who quickly develops a friendship with Lilly at their camp. After [[spoiler:killing Chad Bingham to protect her]] he and Lilly hit the road with a few other survivors and eventually find themselves in a place called Woodbury.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The man is extremely friendly and polite, but god help you if you threaten or insult Lilly within earshot of him.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:After knocking Sam down and refusing to give him the supplies he and Lilly found the butcher goes into a rage, whips out a gun and shoots him right in the back of the head.]]
* GentleGiant: Noted several times throughout the book.
* SupremeChef: He was a master cook before the ZombieApocalypse and even comes up with the idea of preparing a fancy dinner for Lilly with salvaged food supplies. [[spoiler:Sadly, he dies before he ever gets the chance to fulfill this dream.]]

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[[folder:Josh Lee Hamilton]]

A large African American
[[folder: Brian Blake/[[spoiler: The Governor]]

Brian is the much more meek and less physically capable brother of Philip. [[spoiler: He is the
man who quickly develops a friendship with Lilly at their camp. becomes the Governor, taking Philip's name after his death. See the comic series page for more info on him]].

* CoolUncle: For Penny.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:
After [[spoiler:killing Chad Bingham to protect her]] Philip dies, he makes a full transformation into the Governor]].
* MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe: [[spoiler: Assumes Phiip's name
and Lilly hit even his personality after he dies, effectively convincing himself that he is Philip]].
* NonActionGuy: He can't even bring himself to shoot a walker at first. [[spoiler: Especially ironic considering who he later becomes]].
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: ''Rise of
the road with Governor'' is one for him]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Goes from the dweeby brother of Philip who can't even get
a few other survivors and headshot on a walker to [[spoiler: the most dangerous villain in the Walking Dead universe]].
* VillainProtagonist: [[spoiler: It is he who
eventually find themselves in a place called Woodbury.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The man is extremely friendly and polite, but god help you if you threaten or insult Lilly within earshot of him.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:After knocking Sam down and refusing to give him
becomes the supplies he and Lilly found the butcher goes into a rage, whips out a gun and shoots him right in the back of the head.]]
* GentleGiant: Noted several times throughout the book.
* SupremeChef: He was a master cook before the ZombieApocalypse and even comes up with the idea of preparing a fancy dinner for Lilly with salvaged food supplies. [[spoiler:Sadly, he dies before he ever gets the chance to fulfill this dream.]]
Governor]].




[[folder:Bob Stookey]]

An alcoholic former army medic who accompanies Lilly and Josh when they leave camp and began travelling on the road.

* AscendedExtra: Played a minor role in the comics but is more of a main character here.
* TheAlcoholic: About half of the time the story focuses on him he'll be drinking some kind of booze.
* DirtyOldMan: He spies on Megan and Scott having sex through a hole in the wall and even admits to the Governor that he'd like to get with her for at least one night if he ever has the chance.
* NonActionGuy: He doesn't really do much fighting.

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\n[[folder:Bob Stookey]]\n\nAn alcoholic former army medic !Tent City Survivors

!!!Lilly's Group

[[folder:Lilly Caul]]

The main protagonist of the Road To Woodbury novel
who accompanies Lilly finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with the other survivors and Josh when they leave camp possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and began travelling on [[spoiler:kills the road.

governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]

* AscendedExtra: Played a She was an extremely minor role in the comics but is more of a main character here.
* TheAlcoholic: About half of the time the story focuses on him he'll be drinking some kind of booze.
* DirtyOldMan: He spies on Megan and Scott having sex through a hole
in the wall and even admits to comic, here she's the main protagonist.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. She suffers several nasty injuries that leave her looking like a mess.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Blatantly invokes this trope when
the Governor that he'd like uses [[spoiler:Josh's death]] as an excuse to get with her for at least one night if he ever has begin the chance.
* NonActionGuy: He doesn't really do much fighting.
gladiator games Woodbury becomes imfamous for.



[[folder:Megan Lafferty]]

Lilly's friend from high school who joins her on the road. Her two loves are getting high and getting laid.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Reanimates in front of Lilly and is put down by Bob.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Done to her zombie form by Bob.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Hangs herself.]]
* SexForServices: [[spoiler:Her eventual "job" is this once the group makes it to Woodbury. Lilly is so disgusted by this that she ends their friendship.]]
* TheStoner: Constantly smoking pot and having sex.

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[[folder:Megan Lafferty]]

Lilly's friend from high school
[[folder:Josh Lee Hamilton]]

A large African American man
who joins her on the road. Her two loves are getting high and getting laid.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Reanimates in front of
quickly develops a friendship with Lilly at their camp. After [[spoiler:killing Chad Bingham to protect her]] he and Lilly hit the road with a few other survivors and eventually find themselves in a place called Woodbury.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The man
is put extremely friendly and polite, but god help you if you threaten or insult Lilly within earshot of him.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:After knocking Sam
down by Bob.and refusing to give him the supplies he and Lilly found the butcher goes into a rage, whips out a gun and shoots him right in the back of the head.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Done to her zombie form by Bob.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Hangs herself.]]
* SexForServices: [[spoiler:Her eventual "job" is this once
GentleGiant: Noted several times throughout the group makes it to Woodbury. book.
* SupremeChef: He was a master cook before the ZombieApocalypse and even comes up with the idea of preparing a fancy dinner for
Lilly is so disgusted by with salvaged food supplies. [[spoiler:Sadly, he dies before he ever gets the chance to fulfill this that she ends their friendship.]]
* TheStoner: Constantly smoking pot and having sex.
dream.]]



[[folder:Scott Moon]]

Megan's stoner boyfriend who follows her when she joins up with Lilly.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:His reanimated head is kept in one of the Governor's fish tanks.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After disappearing about halfway through the book he is found by Megan at the Governor's apartment near the end, with his zombiefied head floating in one of the Governor's many fish tanks.]]
* TheStoner: Same deal as Megan.

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[[folder:Scott Moon]]

Megan's stoner boyfriend
[[folder:Bob Stookey]]

An alcoholic former army medic
who follows her accompanies Lilly and Josh when she joins up with Lilly.

they leave camp and began travelling on the road.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:His reanimated head AscendedExtra: Played a minor role in the comics but is kept in one more of a main character here.
* TheAlcoholic: About half
of the Governor's fish tanks.]]
time the story focuses on him he'll be drinking some kind of booze.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After disappearing about halfway DirtyOldMan: He spies on Megan and Scott having sex through a hole in the book he is found by Megan at wall and even admits to the Governor's apartment near the end, Governor that he'd like to get with his zombiefied head floating in her for at least one of night if he ever has the Governor's many fish tanks.]]
chance.
* TheStoner: Same deal as Megan.NonActionGuy: He doesn't really do much fighting.



!!!Bingham Family

[[folder:Chad Bingham]]

The unofficial leader of the tent community who spends most of the first three chapters of the book ordering everyone around. [[spoiler:He is killed by Josh when he attempts to murder Liily in revenge for his daughter.]]

* NeverMyFault: Despite taking all of the guns and heavily armed men with him out of camp he has the gall to blame Lilly when [[spoiler:zombies show up and eat his daughter along with several of the other defenseless survivors.]]
* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.]]
* UngratefulBastard: Even though Lilly saved three of his daughters from walkers at great risk to her own life he [[spoiler:tries to kill her just because she couldn't save Sarah.]]

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!!!Bingham Family

[[folder:Chad Bingham]]

The unofficial leader of
[[folder:Megan Lafferty]]

Lilly's friend from high school who joins her on
the tent community who spends most of the first three chapters of the book ordering everyone around. [[spoiler:He is killed by Josh when he attempts to murder Liily in revenge for his daughter.]]

* NeverMyFault: Despite taking all of the guns
road. Her two loves are getting high and heavily armed men with him out getting laid.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Reanimates in front
of camp he has the gall to blame Lilly when [[spoiler:zombies show up and eat his daughter along with several of the other defenseless survivors.is put down by Bob.]]
* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Done to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.her zombie form by Bob.]]
* UngratefulBastard: Even though DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Hangs herself.]]
* SexForServices: [[spoiler:Her eventual "job" is this once the group makes it to Woodbury.
Lilly saved three of his daughters from walkers at great risk to her own life he [[spoiler:tries to kill her just because is so disgusted by this that she couldn't save Sarah.]]ends their friendship.]]
* TheStoner: Constantly smoking pot and having sex.



[[folder:Sarah Bingham]]

Chad Bingham's 15 year older daughter (not to be confused with the Sarah from the video games) who is left under Lilly's watch early in the story.

* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:She gets pinned and devoured by the small herd of zombies that pass through the tent city.]]
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Killed off early on just to give Lilly something to angst about and set the main plot into motion.]]

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[[folder:Sarah Bingham]]

Chad Bingham's 15 year older daughter (not to be confused
[[folder:Scott Moon]]

Megan's stoner boyfriend who follows her when she joins up
with Lilly.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:His reanimated head is kept in one of
the Sarah from the video games) who is left under Lilly's watch early in the story.

* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:She gets pinned and devoured by the small herd of zombies that pass through the tent city.
Governor's fish tanks.]]
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Killed off early on just to give Lilly something to angst OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After disappearing about and set halfway through the main plot into motion.]]book he is found by Megan at the Governor's apartment near the end, with his zombiefied head floating in one of the Governor's many fish tanks.]]
* TheStoner: Same deal as Megan.



!!!Bingham Family

[[folder:Chad Bingham]]

The unofficial leader of the tent community who spends most of the first three chapters of the book ordering everyone around. [[spoiler:He is killed by Josh when he attempts to murder Liily in revenge for his daughter.]]

* NeverMyFault: Despite taking all of the guns and heavily armed men with him out of camp he has the gall to blame Lilly when [[spoiler:zombies show up and eat his daughter along with several of the other defenseless survivors.]]
* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.]]
* UngratefulBastard: Even though Lilly saved three of his daughters from walkers at great risk to her own life he [[spoiler:tries to kill her just because she couldn't save Sarah.]]
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[[folder:Sarah Bingham]]

Chad Bingham's 15 year older daughter (not to be confused with the Sarah from the video games) who is left under Lilly's watch early in the story.

* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:She gets pinned and devoured by the small herd of zombies that pass through the tent city.]]
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Killed off early on just to give Lilly something to angst about and set the main plot into motion.]]
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The shady leader of Woodbury who hides several dark secrets behind his friendly demeanor. He is most well know for his role in the comics as the first major villain Rick's group faces. In these novels we learn more about his backstory and how he came to rule over Woodbury.

* BadassMustache: Grows one during the novels.
* StartOfDarkness: Detailed throughout the trilogy.

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* BadassMustache: Grows one during the novels.
* StartOfDarkness: Detailed throughout the trilogy.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Reanimates in front of Lilly and is put down by Bob.]]
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* OnlySaneMan: Both him and Alice.


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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Gets decapitated by Stinson in the arena.]]


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[[folder:Stinson]]

A former officer at the local national guard station who was captured by the governor and placed in a holding cell with some of his fellow guardsmen. After a failed attempt at ambushing the Governor he is chosen to be the first fighter at the Woodbury arena and defeats [[spoiler:Sam the butcher in single combat.]]

* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:Chained to the inside of a trailer and used as live bait for a pack of incoming zombies.]]
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* InVinoVeritas: After having a few drinks at Doctor Stevens Christmas party he reveals that [[spoiler:despite being one of the Governor's best soldiers he doesn't trust the man to rule over Woodbury for any long term amount of time.]]
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After disappearing about halfway through the book he is found by Megan at the Governor's apartment near the end, with his zombiefied head floating in one of the Governor's many fish tanks.]]
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* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.

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!!!Other Survivors

[[folder:Sam The Butcher]]

Woodbury's local butcher who runs most of its barter business with an iron fist. He is rude and quick to anger, ultimately going so far as to [[spoiler:murder Josh in cold blood over a bag of supplies.]]

* {{Greed}}: He works poor Josh like a dog to pay him back for food, adding on excessive debt when it looks like Josh might finally be in the clear. Then he [[spoiler:outright murders him for refusing to hand over a bag of supplies.]]
* IcyBlueEyes: The book describes him as having "diamond chip blue" eyes.
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!!Lilly Caul

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!!Josh Lee Hamilton

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!! Bob Stookey

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!!Megan Lafferty

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!!Scott Moon

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!!Chad Bingham

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!!Chad Bingham
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!!Sarah Bingham

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!! The Governor

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!!Caeser Ramon Martinez

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Ramon Martinez
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!!Doctor Stevens

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!!Alice Warren

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* DirtyOldMan: He spies on Megan and Scott having sex through a hole in the wall and even admits to the Governor that he'd like to get with her for at least one night if he ever has the chance.


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!!Chad Bingham

The unofficial leader of the tent community who spends most of the first three chapters of the book ordering everyone around. [[spoiler:He is killed by Josh when he attempts to murder Liily in revenge for his daughter.

* PapaWolf: A dark example. He [[spoiler:tries to kill Lilly because he believes she let his daughter die.
* UngratefulBastard: Even though Lilly saved three of his daughters from walkers at great risk to her own life he [[spoiler:tries to kill her just because she couldn't save Sarah.]]

!!Sarah Bingham

Chad Bingham's 15 year older daughter (not to be confused with the Sarah from the video games) who is left under Lilly's watch early in the story.

* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:She gets pinned and devoured by the small herd of zombies that pass through the tent city.]]
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Killed off early on just to give Lilly something to angst about and set the main plot into motion.]]
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* NonActionGuy: He doesn't really do much fighting.



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* BadassMustache: Grows one during the novels.
* StartOfDarkness: Detailed throughout the trilogy.



* BigDamnHeroes: He saves Lilly a few times during The Road To Woodbury. Unfortunately, the second time he arrives too late to prevent [[spoiler:Josh being killed.]]



Woodbury's resident doctor who ends up forming a friendship with Bob Stookey. Appeaned briefly in the comics.

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[[folder:Rise Of The Governor]]
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[[folder:The Road To Woodbury]]

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[[folder:The Road To Woodbury]]



The main protagonist of the book who finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with the other survivors and possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and [[spoiler:kills the governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]

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The main protagonist of the book Road To Woodbury novel who finds her self struggling with the recent loss of her father in the ZombieApocalypse while also dealing with the other survivors and possibly even forming a romance with one of her close friends. She is the same character who appears in issue 48 of [[TheWalkingDead the comic]] and [[spoiler:kills the governor for making her shoot Lori (Rick's wife) and Judith, who was only a baby.]]



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[[folder:The Fall Of The Governor]]
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[[/folder]]
Governor

The shady leader of Woodbury who hides several dark secrets behind his friendly demeanor. He is most well know for his role in the comics as the first major villain Rick's group faces. In these novels we learn more about his backstory and how he came to rule over Woodbury.

!!Caeser Ramon Martinez

The leader of a group of Woodbury soldiers who find Lilly's group in an abandoned Walmart and offer them a place in their town. Shortly, after the events of The Road To Woodbury he meets up with Rick's group which leads to his role in the comics.

!!Doctor Stevens

Woodbury's resident doctor who ends up forming a friendship with Bob Stookey. Appeaned briefly in the comics.

!!Alice Warren

A fairly major character from the comics who serves as doctor Stevens assistant.

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* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Blatantly invokes this trope when the Governor uses [[spoiler:Josh's death]] as an excuse to begin the gladiator games Woodbury becomes imfamous for.


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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The man is extremely friendly and polite, but god help you if you threaten or insult Lilly within earshot of him.
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Lilly's friend from high school who joins her on the road. Her two loves are getting high and getting laid.


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!Tent City Survivors

!!Lilly Caul

!!Josh Lee Hamilton

!! Bob Stookey

!!Megan Lafferty

!!Scott Moon

!Woodbury Survivors



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